Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?

General references

Bible References

Not

John 7:27
But we know where this Man is from; whenever the Christ comes, no one will know where He is from.”
Psalm 132:11

The Lord swore to David
A truth from which He will not turn back:
“One of your descendants I will set upon your throne.
Isaiah 11:1
Then a Shoot (the Messiah) will spring from the stock of Jesse [David’s father],
And a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
Jeremiah 23:5

“Behold (listen closely), the days are coming,” says the Lord,
“When I will raise up for David a righteous Branch;
And He will reign as King and act wisely
And will do [those things that accomplish] justice and righteousness in the land.
Micah 5:2

“But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
Too little to be among the clans of Judah;
From you One shall come forth for Me [who is] to be Ruler in Israel,
His goings forth (appearances) are from long ago,
From ancient days.”
Matthew 2:5
They replied to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is what has been written by the prophet [Micah]:
Luke 2:4
So Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,

Where

1 Samuel 16:1
The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve for Saul, when I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have chosen a king for Myself among his sons.”
1 Samuel 17:58
Saul asked him, “Whose son are you, young man?” And David answered, “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem.”

General references

Luke 12:52
for from now on five in one household will be divided [over Me], three against two and two against three.
John 10:19
A division [of opinion] occurred again among the Jews because of these words [of His].